You know my political leanings, so take this for what it is worth.
A few days ago, prior to the election in Israel, I was scanning through the free paper which Metro (subway) riders in DC get.
There was an article on Livni vs. Netanyahu.
Netanyahu was “hardline” who “considers US-backed Mideast peace talks a waste of time.”
Livni, on the other hand, was “moderate,” who would form a “power sharing government,” as opposed to the “hawks who would stall peace efforts.”
Imagine if it had read that Netanyahu was a ‘principled realist who recognizes that negotiating with a terrorist-led organization will not achieve the dream of peace,'” and Livni was a “overly flexible idealist whose vision sounds good, but would result in national suicide.”